Vir2 Instruments Electri6ity Manual - Manual (Page 37)

(AMT) is controlled by the mod wheel in the ‘Harmonics’ articulation (by
default).
2.4 Position | Chucka-Chuckas You can tell the engine where to play a
Chucka-Chucka (triggered with the Chucka-Chucka keys) here. The
default setting is ‘By Last Position,’ which means that the Chucka-
Chucka is played on the fretboard where you played your last chord or
note.
2.5 Position | Hand Mute (Release Sample) On the guitar it’s possible
to mute the strings after playing with your left or right hand. You can
select the position you want to mute the strings with your hand.
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3.1 Body Sustain You select the amount of body sustain here. Higher
values means more sustain while shorter values will result in a quicker
stop of the notes.
3.2 Hammer Ons/Pull Offs On a guitar you can play a Hammer On or a
Pull Off on a string currently not sounding (also known as ‘tapping’) or
you can play a sustain note and, while the last note is still sounding, do a
Hammer On or a Pull Off (for example if you play a trill). For realistic
legato playing, ELECTRI6ITY includes both types, since they have a
quite different timbre. You can select the timbre of the Hammer Ons
and Pull Offs here, which will be used if you switch to the ‘Hammer On/
Pull Offs’ articulation.
3.3 Chucka-Chucka You can switch the timbre of the Chucka-Chuckas
here: a more clean sounding timbre or a dirty (and typical) Chucka-
Chucka sound. The clean sounding ghost notes are recorded with single
picking, so they are very even, while the dirty Chucka-Chuckas are
recorded strummed, so they are more dirty and less even.
3.4 Strumming For each articulation which can be played either as
single notes or as chords, we recorded two variations: horizontal picking
and vertical picking. If you strum a chord on a guitar you hold the
plectrum in a more vertical position opposite to playing single notes
(more horizontal). This results in a slightly different timbre. Most players
also change the way they hold the plectrum while playing slightly. This
little nuances of timbre were captured in the recording process of
ELECTRI6ITY. Horizontal picking is more even and darker, while vertical
picking has more variation and is brighter. You can also tell the engine
to mix horizontal and vertical picking to get more variation. For rock
and metal we recommend vertical strumming, while horizontal
strumming might sound better if used in jazz or ballads.
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